Santiago Urrutia was literally unbeatable in Valencia, for the second event of the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour. After having won Saturday's Race 1, the Uruguayan driver gave encores Sunday in Race 2 and Race 3.
Although his first two wins were sent from heaven following the technical issues that stopped the leaders Mikel Azcona and Jenson Brickley in the late stages, Urrutia was clearly the most competitive driver over the whole weekend.
He not only became the first driver to win all three races in one weekend of the Kumho FIA TCR World Tour, but he also ended a drought of victories that lasted since 2023.
While other title contenders experienced different misfortunes, such as the reigning champion Yann Ehrlacher and the local hero Azcona, Urrutia but also Thed Björk capitalised moving up to second and third in the standings split by 20 points; Azcona is now third 29 points behind.
The championship will resume on 4/5 July at Circuit Paul Ricard.
Fulls stories: Race 2 - Race 3
Race 2
- Santiago Urrutia (Geely Cyan Racing, Geely Preface), 22 laps
- Aurélien Comte (SP Compétition, CUPRA Leon VZ), 1.346
- Norbert Michelisz (BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse, Hyundai Elantra N EV), 1.624 ...
Race 3
- Santiago Urrutia (Geely Cyan Racing, Geely Preface), 24 laps
- Thed Björk (Geely Cyan Racing, Geely Preface), 1.582
- Mikel Azcona (BRC Hyundai N Squadra Corse, Hyundai Elantra N EV), 3.658 ...
Championship points
- S. Urrutia, 140 pts.; 2. T. Björk, 120; 3. M. Azcona, 111 ...
